I-70 Semi Wreck Sends One To Hospital

ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12

WHAT: Injury Crash

WHERE: I-70 W/B at milepost 113, Approximately 6 miles west of Greenup

WHEN: December 7, 2017 12:25 AM

VEHICLES: Unit #1 – White 1995 Freightliner Truck Tractor

Unit #2 – White 2015 Mack Truck Tractor

DRIVER: Unit #1 – Yosniel Varela-Mojena, 28 of Millville, NJ

Unit #2 – Shawn M. Montgomery, 49, of Saint Peters, MO

CHARGES: Unit #1 Cited for improper lane usage

PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate Unit #2 was stopped on the right shoulder of I-70 near milepost 113. The driver of Unit #2 was outside the truck when Unit #2 trailer and driver were struck by Unit #1. Driver of Unit #1 stated he saw Unit #2 and looked down. When he looked up, he was unable to avoid striking Unit #2. Driver of Unit #1 was cited for improper lane usage. The tractor of Unit #1 became detached from the trailer. Trailer of Unit #1 came to rest in the center median. Unit #2 moved slightly but remained on the right shoulder. Driver of Unit #1 was transported to Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law

Mt. Carmel NSDAR Thanks First Responders

The Mount Carmel Chapter NSDAR thanks and appreciation to First Responders designated NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE was on October 11, 2017.

The month of October 2017, is to extend thank to all First Responders in Wabash County.  Home made cookies delivered with great thanks and appreciation to all men and women of Wabash County:

Mount Carmel Police Department, Wabash County Sheriff Department, Mount Carmel Ambulance Service, Mount Carmel Fire Department , Allendale Volunteer Fire Department, Wabash County Emergency Management  Agency, Bellmont Volunteer Fire Department and Keensburg Volunteer  Fire Department. 

Gerald Brooks, Chief Allendale Volunteer Fire Department, Molly Wood-DAR, Jonathan(Cole) Richey-Volunteer Firefighter

DAR-Vice Regent-Suzanne Brugger, Firefighter-Tyler Jefferson, JoAnn Green-DAR Historian

Mt Carmel Chapter NSDAR, REGENT-Barbara Lant Easter, First Responder-Blair McCarty, Vice Regent-Suzanne Brugger 

Regent-Barbara Lant Easter presents A Thanks and home made cookies WEMA

Belmont Volunteer Fire Department Regent-Barbara Lant Easter and Brenda Perry, DAR

Mount Carmel Police Department -Wabash County Sheriff Department -MOUNT CARMEL CHAPTER DAR

Keensburg Volunteer Fire Department, DAR Molly Wood and LaDonna Belvins

MCJHS Science Fair Judging

Congratulations on a job well done to all the MCJHS 8th grade students who participated in the optional judging to qualify for the Regional Science Fair competition is Carbondale. 

Those students qualifying include; Elizabeth Kasinger & Ashlyn Peach, Ivan Holt, Daisy Schrader, Morgan Meadows & Emma Odom, Dylan Thacker & Makayla Beesley, Lucas Ingram & Luke Dardeen, Kenley Drone & Flynn Guard, Timothy Rosignol & Halie Peach, and Grace Adams & Alexis Lewis. Great job and good luck at Carbondale.

Also, thank you to our community partners who helped in the science fair judging. Their hard work and dedication was greatly appreciated.

Wabash District #348 School Board Agenda

WABASH COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOLS

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

NORTH INTERMEDIATE CENTER OF EDUCATION

MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2017 - 7:00 P.M.

1. Call to order / Roll call

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Consent Agenda

a. Approval of Board Minutes ( November 13, 2017)

b. Approval of Monthly Bills

c. Approval of Financial Report

d. Approval of Correspondence

e. Approve Administrative Reports

f. Approve Wellness Policy

g. Adopt Wabash County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

h. Approve Second Semester Food Bids

i. Review Closed Meeting Minutes

j. Destruction of Executive Session Audio Tapes older than 18 months per

provision of Section 2.06 (c) of the Open Meetings Act.

4. Visitors

a. Janet Storey – Watler Accounting CPAS-PC

b. Jim Helton – Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)

c. Ed Berberich – MCHS Soccer

5. Accept reports

a. School Report Card and School Improvement Plan-MCJHS & MCHS

6. Unfinished Business

a. Approve Tax Levy for 2017 payable in 2018

b. MCHS Girls Soccer Information

c. Superintendent Search Update

7. New Business

a. Approve 2016-2017 Audit Report

8. Employment of Personnel

Executive Session pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act: “The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees and the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body.”

9. Adjournment

Volunteers are needed at Safe Haven

Hours: Monday-Thursday 2pm-6pm, 6pm-10pm, or 4pm-10pm. & Friday 6pm-10pm.

Saturday & Sunday 6am-10am, 10am-2pm, 2pm-6pm, 6pm-10pm. 

Safe Haven has one paid position available: Sunday-Thursday 10pm-6am.

Inquire at 217 West Third Street in Mt. Carmel.

Duties include, but are not limited to: answering the phone & door, keeping Logbook current, enforcing shelter rules and light house keeping, as needed.

Student Senate WADI Food Drive Contest 2017

Through the generosity of students, faculty, staff and the community, the Wabash Valley College Student Senate was able to collect over 2,000 non-perishable food items to donate to the Wabash Area Development Incorporated (WADI) Food Pantry to help those less fortunate in Wabash County during the holiday season.

The 2,061 items donated to the WVC Student Senate’s food drive were the most donated on any IECC campus, and, as a result, a travelling trophy for the campus that collects the most items will reside on the WVC campus for the next year.

In addition to the WVC Student Senate, several WVC clubs participated in the food drive including the Teaching Our Youth Club, Science Club, Health Professionals Club, and the Ag Club/Collegiate Farm Bureau.

The food drive would not have been as successful without the generous contributions of several local businesses and individuals, including: Borowiak’s IGA, Buehler’s Buy Low, J. Wilderman Autoplex, the Knights of Columbus, Mt. Carmel Public Utility Company, Gottman’s Custom Jewelry, Wabash County Farm Bureau, Country Financial Agents Jody Smith and Bill Stinson, Holiday International Travel, The Smile Center, and Paul and Candy Ankenbrandt.

Members of the Wabash Valley College Student Senate delivered over 2,000 non-perishable food items to the WADI Food Pantry. The items were collected on campus during the month of November.

IDNR Approves Plan To Allow Gibson County Coal To Mine In Wabash County

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has approved an application from Gibson County Coal to extend a portal across the Wabash River into Illinois.

During a public hearing held in Mt. Carmel in May of 2016, Gibson County Coal officials explained their plan in which they intend to extend their portal from the Gibson North mine across the Wabash River into Illinois in areas adjacent to the north and east of the city limits and another to the south of Mt. Carmel.

In a ruling dated last Thursday, the DNR said the permit application calls for surface coal mining and reclamation operations on approximately 3,214 acres in Illinois and they found the expanded mining would not pose a threat to surface or groundwater in Illinois. 

During the public hearing, company officials claimed there would be no mine subsidence in and around Mt. Carmel since a room and pillar method of mining is utilized. Since the coal mined in Illinois would be transferred underground and brought to surface in Gibson County, there would be no sales tax collected on the Illinois coal, thus not benefiting the state, county, or city in terms of sales tax.

DNR’s ruling was mailed via certified mail this week to those in attendance at the 2016 hearing that was held at Parkview Christian Church.

Culvert Pipe Replacement Scheduled for SR 56 in Hazelton

GIBSON COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a pipe replacement in Gibson County on State Road 56.

Beginning on or around 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, INDOT crews will begin excavating and replacing a culvert pipe under S.R. 56 just west of U.S. 41 in Hazelton. Work is expected to take about a day depending upon weather conditions. During the operation, local traffic will have access up to the point of closure. All other traffic should use the official detour following U.S. 41, S.R. 64, S.R .65, and S.R. 56.

After the operation, to allow for compaction of fill material, there may be some loose gravel for a couple of days before crews apply asphalt surfacing. Crews will be monitoring the sites daily and will work to minimize inconvenience to motorists during that time. INDOT urges drivers to slow down and stay alert near crews.

Culvert Pipe Replacement Scheduled for Gibson County

GIBSON COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a pipe replacement in Gibson County on State Road 65.

Beginning on or around 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, INDOT crews will begin excavating and replacing a culvert pipe under S.R. 65 near the Mt. Olympus Community. Work is expected to take about a day depending upon weather conditions. During the operation, local traffic will have access up to the point of closure. All other traffic should use the official detour following S.R. 65, S.R. 56, U.S. 41 and S.R. 64.

After the operation, to allow for compaction of fill material, there may be some loose gravel for a couple of days before crews apply asphalt surfacing. Crews will be monitoring the sites daily and will work to minimize inconvenience to motorists during that time. INDOT urges drivers to slow down and stay alert near crews.

Upcoming WGH Meetings

The WGH Building Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, in the hospital boardroom.

The WGH Board of Directors will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, in the hospital boardroom.